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https://github.com/andrewpetrochenkov/launchd-generator

:rocket: launchd.plist generator
https://github.com/andrewpetrochenkov/launchd-generator

cli generator launchd macos

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:rocket: launchd.plist generator

Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/andrewpetrochenkov/launchd-generator
Owner: andrewpetrochenkov
License: unlicense
Created: 2019-02-27T18:28:25.000Z (almost 6 years ago)
Default Branch: master
Last Pushed: 2020-12-03T21:02:45.000Z (about 4 years ago)
Last Synced: 2024-06-29T08:22:27.310Z (7 months ago)
Topics: cli, generator, launchd, macos
Language: Shell
Homepage:
Size: 8.79 KB
Stars: 6
Watchers: 3
Forks: 0
Open Issues: 0
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md

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### Installation

```bash

$ [sudo] pip install launchd-generator

```

```bash

$ [sudo] npm i -g launchd-generator

```

#### How it works

`script.py` -> `script.py.plist`, `script.sh` -> `script.sh.plist`

```

#!/usr/bin/env 

KEY: VALUE

CUSTOM_KEY@type: VALUE # custom key. @type required - array/bool/integer/string

```

#### Features

+   generate launchd.plist from any script

+   define [launchd.plist keys](http://www.manpagez.com/man/5/launchd.plist/) in script comments

#### Examples

`agent.sh`

```bash

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# StartInterval: 10

```

`agent.sh.plist`

```xml

ProgramArguments

    /path/to/agent.sh

    /path/to/agent.sh.plist

StartInterval

10

```

`agent.py`

```python

#!/usr/bin/env python

"""

WatchPaths: ~/Desktop

WatchPaths: ~/Downloads

"""

```

`agent.py.plist`

```xml

ProgramArguments

    /path/to/agent.py

    /path/to/agent.py.plist

WatchPaths

    /Users/username/Desktop

    /Users/username/Downloads

```

```bash

$ cd ~/Library/LaunchAgents && find . \( -name "*.sh" -o -name "*.py" \) | xargs launchd-generator

```

#### Related

+   [`classifiers-generator` - python classifiers generator](https://pypi.org/project/classifiers-generator/)

+   [`commands-generator` - shell commands generator](https://pypi.org/project/commands-generator/)

+   [`launchd-generator` - launchd.plist generator](https://pypi.org/project/launchd-generator/)

+   [`readme-generator` - `README.md` generator](https://pypi.org/project/readme-generator/)

+   [`setupcfg-generator` - `setup.cfg` generator](https://pypi.org/project/setupcfg-generator/)

+   [`travis-generator` - `.travis.yml` generator](https://pypi.org/project/travis-generator/)

#### Links

+   [launchd.plist(5)](http://www.manpagez.com/man/5/launchd.plist/)



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